Thompson v. Thompson

McCALEB, Justice.

The issues involved in the above captioned suits, which were consolidated for trial in the court below, arise out of the following facts which are not seriously disputed by the parties.

In 1916, Bartley G. Thompson and his wife, Margaret Thompson, together with their seven children moved from Franklin Parish to Richland Parish. In 1926, Bartley Thompson acquired by purchase a certain tract of land situated in Richland Parish, comprising approximately 100 acres, which became the family homestead and on which Thompson conducted farming operations.

On December 18, 1929, Bartley…